"X-Men: Divided We Stand" is a 2008 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics as a follow-up storyline to the "Messiah Complex" story arc.

Publication history

The story started with the issues of the X-Men-related titles cover dated April 2008. This included: The Uncanny X-Men; Wolverine vol. 3; X-Factor vol. 3; and X-Men vol. 2, which was retitled X-Men: Legacy. It also launched three ongoing titles - Cable vol. 2, X-Force vol. 3, and Young X-Men - and a self-titled, two-issue limited series. Each ongoing series ran a separate story arc with "Divided We Stand" providing an overall theme. The aftermath of the story is continued in "X-Men: Manifest Destiny".

Individual titles

Plot

The X-Men are disbanded. A new X-Force team is formed to carry out covert assassination missions. Striking out on his own as usual, Wolverine hunts down Mystique to make her pay for her actions in Messiah Complex, while Cable tries to protect the mutant baby from Lucas Bishop.

Reading order

Uncanny X-Men

X-Men: Legacy

X-Factor

X-Force

Wolverine

Cable

Central title

Young X-Men